Juliette Taylor walked away from her career as a supermodel twenty-five years ago. Now approaching fifty – an emotionally complex milestone -- she co-owns a beauty supply company that makes skincare products for salons and spas. Her niche is pampering Christian women who usually spend more time caring for others than for themselves under the slogan:Isn’t it time someone took care of YOU for a change?When Juliette arrives at the Palm Grotto Spa to host a spiritual retreat, she runs into an old modeling colleague, Raven, who had always been disliked in the industry for many reasons. She isn’t there for the retreat; in fact, her presence at the spa is somewhat mysterious.Not long after Raven makes a cryptic threat to Juliette, the unsympathetic back-then beauty is found dead, poisoned by something in the green clay of a chai soy wrap. The following morning, a banner for the retreat has been unceremoniously altered:It’s your turn to be nurtured, to be restored . . . to be murdered.Suspicion is directed at Juliette who has history with Raven and certainly knows how to use beauty products. But for murder?! Now she must find the real killer before the police really take care of her.
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"Supermodel Kim Alexis has taken her experiences and her heart for healthy living and woven them beautifully in this cozy mystery. Beauty to Die For will leave you cheering for Juliette and Marcus as they work to solve their feelings and the murder."
Cheryl Tiegs, supermodel
"Mindy Starns Clark's books always deliver an amazing read: riveting characters, intricate layers, and plots twists that keep me glued to the page. You'll love her books!"
Colleen Coble, best-selling author
About the Author
Kim Alexis was a top model in the 1980s appearing on more than 500 magazine covers. Today she is a television actress, host, spokesperson, and commentator. As an author, her goal is to encourage other women to be their best in all areas of life. She and her husband have five children and live in Florida.
Mindy Starns Clark is the best-selling author of the Million Dollar Mysteries, Smart Chick Mysteries, and The Women of Lancaster County book series and other books. A former singer and stand-up comedian, Mindy is a crowd favorite at speaking engagements around the country. She lives with her husband and children near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Mindy Starns Clark is the best-selling author of the Million Dollar Mysteries, Smart Chick Mysteries, and The Women of Lancaster County book series and other books. A former singer and stand-up comedian, Mindy is a crowd favorite at speaking engagements around the country. She lives with her husband and children near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Beauty to Die for: A Spa Mystery is a nice little cozy mystery that will keep you guessing until nearly the end of the book. Raven, a top model has died while undergoing a spa treatment. It was determined that her death was a murder but who murdered her? It could be anybody because Raven was not liked by anybody. Everybody despised her but who hated her enough to murder her? Juliette Taylor was at the spa at the same time promoting her line of exclusive beauty products to Christian women. She is acquainted with Raven. Juliette's reputation is at stake because one of her products, a clay mask was found to contain atrophine while killed Raven. Juliette must prove that her product had nothing to do with Raven's death.
Julliete Taylor has never married because no man could compare to TOTGA which stands for the one that got away 25 years ago. While at the spa she reconnects with this man who never forgot her either. He helps her solve the mystery. I thought it was cute how this love story unfolded.
The story really did not get suspenseful for me until I was way into the story. Lots of action in the end.
Thank you to B&H Books and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book.
Julliete Taylor has never married because no man could compare to TOTGA which stands for the one that got away 25 years ago. While at the spa she reconnects with this man who never forgot her either. He helps her solve the mystery. I thought it was cute how this love story unfolded.
The story really did not get suspenseful for me until I was way into the story. Lots of action in the end.
Thank you to B&H Books and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to review this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Beauty to Die for is a fun mystery that sweeps readers behind the scenes into the world of beauty products and counterfeit goods. When Juliette Taylor walked away from her life as a supermodel, she created a new life as the queen of a line of beauty products. Her life is good, but she still longs for the man who got away. Recently her company has been targeted by counterfeit goods. Now she's at a spa for a retreat, and a former friend and supermodel is killed. Juliette finds herself tangling with a complex web as she tries to uncover what happened to her former friend and rival. There's a strong love interest. My favorite part though was the spiritual thread that highlighted the challenge many women have of letting go of their mounds of service and letting others give to them. All in all I enjoyed this book and look forward to another by this duo.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By R. Laney
Format:Paperback
4 STARS
Beauty to Die For is a Spa Mystery.
It is a good who dun it mystery that kept me guessing till the end. I did not put the book down till I finshed it.
It is a clean read with a bit of a Christian flavor not much to turn anyone off.
Juliette Taylor was a supermodel who at the height of her career walked away from the money to choose a different path that made her happier.
Now she has a skin care company that sales mostly through spas. Now thier is someone
making fakes of her products and they are fighting back.
Juliette also does retreats and she has schedualed one that is for Christian women that give more and need to take time to take care of themselves too.
On her way to prepare the spa for her retreat thier she runs into a former supermodel she worked with years ago Raven. Raven saw her thier and yelled she will murder her if she thinks she can take it from her.
Raven treats everyone to rants but she does tip well. Only has one friend at the spa that she has been coming for decades always twice a year same time. Raven is found dead during a treatment with one of Juliette's products.
At the same time the FBI has found Juliette's name on a terrorist list with famous people. So they are wondering why it is thier. One member of the task force wants to warn and protect her. Marcus Stone met her years ago and that day changed both thier lives. He sees she is hosting a spa retreat and gets his mother to go with him so he can see Juliette again, warn her somehow without telling her about FBI taskforce and what they found.
I would read more mysteries with Kim and Mindy wrote in the future. It made the spa, the life of a supermodel seam real to me. I would love to go on a spa retreat like they wrote about without the murder of course.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.
08/01/2012 PUB B&H Publishing Group 352 pages
Beauty to Die For is a Spa Mystery.
It is a good who dun it mystery that kept me guessing till the end. I did not put the book down till I finshed it.
It is a clean read with a bit of a Christian flavor not much to turn anyone off.
Juliette Taylor was a supermodel who at the height of her career walked away from the money to choose a different path that made her happier.
Now she has a skin care company that sales mostly through spas. Now thier is someone
making fakes of her products and they are fighting back.
Juliette also does retreats and she has schedualed one that is for Christian women that give more and need to take time to take care of themselves too.
On her way to prepare the spa for her retreat thier she runs into a former supermodel she worked with years ago Raven. Raven saw her thier and yelled she will murder her if she thinks she can take it from her.
Raven treats everyone to rants but she does tip well. Only has one friend at the spa that she has been coming for decades always twice a year same time. Raven is found dead during a treatment with one of Juliette's products.
At the same time the FBI has found Juliette's name on a terrorist list with famous people. So they are wondering why it is thier. One member of the task force wants to warn and protect her. Marcus Stone met her years ago and that day changed both thier lives. He sees she is hosting a spa retreat and gets his mother to go with him so he can see Juliette again, warn her somehow without telling her about FBI taskforce and what they found.
I would read more mysteries with Kim and Mindy wrote in the future. It made the spa, the life of a supermodel seam real to me. I would love to go on a spa retreat like they wrote about without the murder of course.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.
08/01/2012 PUB B&H Publishing Group 352 pages
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Romantic Murder Mystery Thriller at the Spa
This fun read has much more depth than I was expecting. I enjoyed it a lot. Not only is it entertaining, it is also thought-provoking. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Kay M
4.0 out of 5 stars
Liked it
Wasn't up to Clark's earlier books - they were really really good. But I bought all 3 that were in the series.
Published 10 days ago by Deb Nelson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved this!
I've ALWAYS been a big Kim Alexis fan, and now that she's teamed up with Mindy Starns Clark to write this inspirational romantic mystery, I was not disappointed! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beauty to Die For
Wonderful suspense and romance. A very warm story. As always God is in the picture. I enjoyed the setting and the characters.
Published 3 months ago by Susan Fryman
3.0 out of 5 stars
Beauty to Die For
Beauty to Die for is the beginning of the new spa mystery series. The story uses Kim Alexis' supermodel background and Mindy Starns Clark mystery writing skills. Read more
Published 3 months ago by lighthouse88
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love Mindy Starns Clark's writting!
Great story and very well written. I have never read a book by Mindy Starns Clark that I did not love!
Published 4 months ago by Jeanne Ray
4.0 out of 5 stars
Delivers What the Title Promises, and More... Mystery, Murder and the...
Beauty to Die For, written by Kim Alexis and Mindy Starns Clark, is a story about long lost love, murder, beauty treatments, and living the life God intends for us. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kelly Klepfer
4.0 out of 5 stars
A delightful quick read
I read this over Christmas vacation and it was a quick read and very simply put together. I enjoyed the storyline and even though I could predict the final outcome I still loved... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jan M. Gunderson
4.0 out of 5 stars
INTERESTING AND INTRIGUING!
BEAUTY TO DIE FOR by Kim Alexis & Mindy Starns Clark is an interesting and intriguing christian mystery. Read more
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